When it comes to communicating with one another while underwater, scuba divers typically use either hand signals or writing boards … both of which have limitations. Soon, however, they could be ...

As any scuba diver will know, communicating while underwater can be difficult. Although it's possible to use hand signals, you still have to get other divers' attention so that they see those ...

When scuba divers need to say “I’m okay” or “Shark!” to their dive partners, they use hand signals to communicate visually. But sometimes these movements are difficult to see. Now, researchers ...

Wireless internet under the sea would enable divers to talk without hand signals and send live data to the surface. Underwater communication is possible with radio, acoustic and visible light signals.

Dubbed "Aqua-Fi," the technology is being envisioned as a way of letting divers transmit footage and live data to the surface, or talk without having to solely use hand signals. In testing ...

It would also allow divers to communicate without hand signals. “People from both academia and industry want to monitor and explore underwater environments in detail,” said first author, Basem Shihada ...